Associations to the word «Sambucus»

Wiktionary

SAMBUCUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Adoxaceae   — the elderberry.
SAMBUCUS NIGRA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Adoxaceae   — elder, elderberry, black elder; a species of elder native to most of Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.

Dictionary definition

SAMBUCUS, noun. Elder; elderberry.

Wise words

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John Locke